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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Building Research"”.
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An analysis of the Winterveld settlement strategy with special reference to the role of the architects of the National Building Research Institute
… work of the Architectural Branch of the National Building Research Institute (N.B.R.I.) who initiated a community participation pro~ess to formulate an upgrading strategy for the Winterveld settlement, 30 km north of Pretoria. An historical perspective will reveal how the plotowner and tenant …
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Experimental Modelling and Analysis of Three One-Tenth-Scale Reinforced Concrete Frame-Wall Structures
… was a full-scale structure tested at the Building Research Institute (BRI) in Tsukuba, Japan.
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Towards building a theory of Lean implementation in healthcare
… there is an absence of critical and theory building research of Lean implementation. This study specifically addressed these gaps by identifying some of the enablers and inhibitors of Lean implementation, using empirical methods.
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A Wall Building
… conventional practice, which allows for a common building material such as concrete block to carry form and beauty. Furthermore, this project seeks to demonstrate the role human ingenuity, patience, attention, and perception can continue to play in architecture and construction. The project …
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FIRE RESISTANCE OF CONCRETE-FILLED AND REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS
<p>In order to calculate the fire resistance of a building component, it is necessary to know the temperature history of the component during exposure to fire. In this dissertation a numerical method is described for calculating the temperature field in fire-exposed columns. The procedure is based …
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Digital reglering av klimatprocesser
Results from a research project supported by the Swedish Council for Building Research are reported. The main task was to improve climate control technology. The work was focused on digital control. It was split up into three main tasks: model building, design of regulators, and fullscale …
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Universalism and Its Discontents: Konrad Wachsmann's 20th Century Architecture
… around the world. With two novel architectural research institutes, which he supported with military and government commissions that became the subject of design inquiry at these programs, Wachsmann envisioned a transformation of architectural education within the university system and the …
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A Complex Adaptive Systems Approach to Personality and Social Psychology through Design Sciences
… through a comprehensive endeavour focused on building research teams with diverse skills, and creating a broad platform on which to run studies.
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A Complex Adaptive Systems Approach to Personality and Social Psychology through Design Sciences
… through a comprehensive endeavour focused on building research teams with diverse skills, and creating a broad platform on which to run studies.
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Defining Organizational Purpose and Exploring the Concept’s Implications for Innovation: How Perspective Affects Creative Idea Generation in the Innovation Process
… it lays a foundation for understanding and building research around an emerging practitioner concept. Second, it demonstrates how the concept of organizational purpose can be used to develop research projects that bring valuable insight to business practice.
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Natural ventilation possibilities for buildings in the United States
In the United States, many of the commercial buildings built in the last few decades are completely mechanically air conditioned, without the capability to use natural ventilation. This habit has occurred in building designs since the designers do not have the tools to understand the impact of …
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An Exploration into How Design Can Better Align the Attributes of Luxury and Sustainability for ‘High-End’ Hotel Guest Rooms
… on construction materials. In addition, the Building Research Establishment for Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) does not cover the hospitality industry, including the luxury hotel sector. The environmental profiles produced by the building research establishment (BRE) are mainly …
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BridgeGreen : bridging the disconnect between design professionals and resources fro environmentally, socially, and economically responsive architecture
… architecture, is influencing the global building industry. Most major firms of architecture including Gensler, Hellmuth, Obata, Kassabaum, and Skidmore Owings and Merrill, are designing green buildings. Growth in programs like Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and …
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Assessing Sustainability in Developing Country Contexts: The Applicability of Green Building Rating Systems to Building Design and Construction in Madagascar and Tanzania
Buildings have significant and complex impacts both in their construction and in their use. Green building rating systems have been developed and promoted in more economically-advanced countries to offer guidelines to reduce negative impacts and to promote sustainable practices of building …
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Narrowing the Energy Performance Gap in Non-Domestic Buildings with Aspirational Sustainability Targets
The non-domestic building sector has in recent years witnessed a boom in the number of ostensibly ‘green’ buildings certified under the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) and similar rating schemes. Despite the proliferation of aspirationally sustainable …
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Leveraging social information systems : using blogs to inform technology strategy decisions
… strategy areas which would benefit from this research. The intellectual contribution of this research includes enhancements to the theory of social information system around statistical analysis methods and extensions to the CLIOS process, enhancements to the study of blogs and the ability to …
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Examining Immigrant Experiences in Asset Building: Implications for Asset-Based Policies
… integration of immigrants has long interested researchers and policymakers, with late but now growing attention on their asset- and wealth-building. Current research on immigrants’ asset building has largely focused on their individual-level characteristics, and not much on opportunities and …
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Cloud computing: adoption barriers and enablers for government
… to services and data from multiple devices. The research problem investigated in this research is: How do perceived barriers and enablers associated with cloud computing affect adoption in the government sector? Firstly, a literature review was undertaken to answer the question: What factors …
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Cloud computing: adoption barriers and enablers for government
… to services and data from multiple devices. The research problem investigated in this research is: How do perceived barriers and enablers associated with cloud computing affect adoption in the government sector? Firstly, a literature review was undertaken to answer the question: What factors …
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Urban facilities management as a systemic process to achieve urban sustainability in South Africa
… Design for Neighbourhood Development (LEED-ND), Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology for Communities (BREEAM-C), Comprehensive Assessment System for Building Environmental Efficiency for Urban Development (CASBEE-UD), EcoDistricts, Green Star Communities (GSC), and …
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